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7 y 1931. M. H. 'roNcRAY ETAL HINGE Filed Sept. 19,

1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lrfrl/fllfflll/raar July 7, 1931. M. H. ToNcRAY ET Al.

HINGE Filed sept. 19, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet, 2

Patented July 7, 1931 HINGE :Application--ledeptember 19,1927. Serial No.,220,422.

VThisinvention:Boletos',espooiollv, altholigh not oxol-osivoly, tohiigoo .for ,tho oloorsfof Closed automobil@ bodies. and lios for .its ,obioci toprovido. a. bingo of Sim-P1@ ooiistiuotion.andinoonsioioooueoiopooroooo which Will aiforld adequate, Supportiagoiilst Soggiig of thejdoor, y which Iis `Without ,sharp projecting parts likelytocome into contactywithand causeinjurytothe person orclothing of the ,uson of tho oar, in .Whioh ,tho .knuoklos or Y pintler pin; v.bearings are. fully. ycovered at ,the

onter side of ythenbody, and which .Will pre- Soli-Yo iiSifiniSliindoi-iitoly Withoiitflotororioois tion.-

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Figlio .oil elevational View of' tho bingo momloofo gs viowodiefrom tho iight ofiFig-Z "FigjS'is a sectional vievvl taken ion,V the line 'In Figl is shownaportionof a closedautomobile body having a side sill 1,75, side panelling 16,. and a door designated as a Whole by the numeralfl'T. The panelling 16 is secured in anysuitable Vmanner atits Vforvvaldfedge to a vertical door` post-or body hinge pillar 1,9. AInthe construction shownthe side of the body, as 'determined by the shape of the panelling 16 and pillar 19, is of curved form, having Aa sweep-in atfthe bottom. As-shown, the door 17 includes a 'door hingecpillarv20 having door panelling 21 secured thereto. The parts above referred to are herein shown as composed of sheet metal,r although specilically, and except asv hereinafter pointed o ut, the construction ofthese parts, a nd the material of which they arev composed, are immaterial.

In accordance-,With thepresent invention, the door 17 isconnected to the bodyhinge pillar v19by ahinge. designated as a Whole in Figl by the .numeral 22. iPreferably, and as shown in said ligure, the hinge 22 extends continuously'from the point Aadjacent the top of the door and body hinge Vpillarto `apoint adjacent the' bottom of. said parts, being substantially straight and vertical throughout its length to provide an axis upon which said door may swing, said axis being located immediately adjacent lthe body parts.i at the point lof the maximum width of thebodyl as determined bythe curvature of the latter, and being spaced therefrom lat points Y of less Width, 'y particularly Aopposite the bottom sweep-in ofthebody. The,hinge 22ccmprises two .hinge members v24,-and25 having pintle pinobeari-ngs 26 .and ,27 respectively, successive pintleA pin' bearings- 26v and 27 being in engagement with one another throughoutthe length1 of the hinge,and being connected yby a straight .pintle28 extending through all of saidbearings.

' The hinge member 24 isformed, preferably, from a single piece 4ofsheet material, such as stainless. steel oneven, common steela, portion of kwhich is; curved throughout the length of `theY kmember into c a ,substantially ,semicylindrical, shapetoform a cover. Extendingirom the'iree edge. of thevcovor. so'formed are a' plurality of spaced projections which Y torform the pintle pin bearings 26. Preferably, the lateral extensions are inwardly offset substantially in line with the free edge of the cover and are rolled thereunder to bring their ledges substantiallyiin vContact with the offset as shown in FigB. In'this manner a continuous hinge member is provided having a plurality of spacedl pintle pin bearings 26 anda cover 29 forming an integral .partthereof and extending therebe-H tween as best shown in Fig. 3. The other hinge member 25 may be formed in any suiteV able manner to providea plurality of pintle pin bearings 27 adaptedtofit between the pintle pin bearings 26 and within the cover 29@v Preferably, the hinge member '2.5 is formedl from a' blank of ,sheet material .of thinner gauge than fthat used in forming hinge member 2.4 and is folded upon itself (as shown in Fig.v 8) to providespaced pintle pi'n'bearings. V'The hinge'members 24 and 25 may be secured to thedoor Yhinge pillar 2O and the body hinge pillar 19 is any suitable manner', as by rivets ,30, and are assembled by positioning the pintle pin bearings 2T( between' the bearings 26 and withinV the cover 29 and are'fsecured in place by the pintle pin28. Y

Preferably, andas4 shown in Fig. 9, the hinge member 25,'orat least the portion thereof'which formsthe pintle pin bearings 27, is formed of thinner stock than the pintle pin bearings of the member 24, the bearings of both `members being of the'sa'me internal diameter to'receive lthe pintle pinv 28; A

.clearancel ris accordingly provided between the'exterior surfaces of said bearings 27 and the interior 'surface of thel cover portion of the member 24 wit-hin which they turn, there by permitting saide'xterior surfaces to be providedwith anv enamel or Otheriinish which will not be destroyed in'us'e. Y v The provisions ofthe invention make possible the .usegofa lighter material linasmuch as 'thehin'g'e extends from a point'adjacent the top to apoint adjacent the bottom of the doorand the,y edges ofthe' alternate pintle pinjv bearings vinterengage throughthe length Vof thehinge.- The r cover foflthe' hinge is an Y integral., part' of one of' 'theihinge members and serves to impart great rigidity thereto.l

Inapri'or hinge'con'structions it has been neces sary to Ause astainless material, such as stainless steel, whereas, the construction of the hinge of'kthe'inx'ention is such'as to permit the 'usev of common steelz/ In spite ofthese advantages, the hinge' may be manufactured at lowcostand'presents .a neat appearance. f 'It willfbejseen that no't; only ,is the hinge member" 24` contrueted,v with` 'pintley bearings 26 (providing a straight preferably vertical axis about which: the 'I door swings," but saidY hinge memberv 24*Jv is' ,also provided lwith anV attaching.' Podien. enabling it', t0;- I1012.111fmlltelf' `whereby clearance on a curve corresponding to the curvature of the body while permitting the door to swing about a vertical axis. Accordingly, in the present instance, the female hinge member 24 is stamped with longitudinal offset portions 24a.and 24h attachableto correspondingly shapedv portions of the door pillar ,20' (see `Figs. 2 and 9).

VThis construction therefore enables the hinge to conform to the convex door while supporting the same tofswingon a vertical axis.

Y What we claim is: Y j f v1. A hinge for automobile doors and the like, said hinge comprisingtwo members connected by a pintle'pin,r one of said members having a curved portion extending the length of said ,member and forminga cover and a plurality ofprojections, extending from the free edge of said cover and inwardly offset therefrom in line with Vsaid free edge by an amount substantiallyv equal to the thickness of the material'and' thence rolled toward the cover with their 'endssub'stantially meeting the offset to form a'plurality of spaced pintle pin bearings 'within said cover, and the other of. said members having a series of pintle pin bearings fitting" between 'said rst named pintle pin bearings within the cover. i

y.2. A hinge for automobile doors and the like, vsaid hinge Vcomprising two members connected by a pintle pin, one of said members havinga curved portion extending the length ofsaidmember and forming a cover and a plurality of spaced pintle pin bearings within said covenand the otherfof said members having a series of pintle pinfbearingsfiitting between said first named pintle pin bearings within the cover, saidlastr named pintle pin bearings being of thinner stock than said first named pintle pin bearings, whereby clearance is provided between them and vsaid covermV f -V Y 3. QA hingev for automobile vdoors and the likefsaid hingecomprisingtwo members connected bya pintle pin, V,one of said members 1 Vhaving a curved'portion' extending the length ofsaid'member andforming a coverv and a lpluralityrof'projections extending' from the free edge o-f said cover and inwardly offset therefrom and .thence rolled toward the cover to form a'pluralityof vspaced pintle pin bearings within said cover, andthe other of said members having a seriesY of. pintlepinfbearings Y fitting between-.said firstk vnamedy pintle pin bearings within the cover, said last named pintle vpin bearings being .of thinner, stock thanf-,saidlirstnamedpintle pin bearings, is providedbetween them and said cover. ,i v ,Y `4. VvIn a hinge for automobile` doorsY and the like,'afemale hingefmemberhaving a curved portion at one edge forming a cover, and a plurality of projections extending from the free edge of said cover and coiled toward the cover to form akplurality of spaced pintle pin bearings Within said cover, said projections being inwardly offset in line with said free edge b-y an amount substantially equal to the thickness of the metal, the ends of the coiled projections terminating adjacent said offset.

5. A hinge for an automobile door comprising a pair of hinge members each having pin` tle pin bearings, a pintle pin connecting said bearings, one of said hinge members being formed of thinner stock to provide clearance between the members.

6. In a hinge for automobile doors and the like, a female hinge member having at one side a plurality of project-ions each coiled or rolled intoV a complete convolution forming a pintle pin bearing with the freeedge of the convolution covered by the body of the hinge member, saidk bearing being offset inwardly on a line parallel to said free edge by an amount substantially equal to the thickness of the metal.

7. In an automobile body, in combination, a door provided with an outwardly curved or convex panel, a hinge member extending continuously substantially the major distance in the height of the door, and comprising a sheet metal plate having its outer edge rolled inwardly against the face of the plate to form a series' of vertically aligned tubular bearings to receive a pintle pin, said plate adjacent its opposite edge having a flat vertical attaching portion and being formed intermediate said portion and bearings with an angular flange portion curving inwardly from the lower p-intle pin bearings in the line of curvature of the door panel and engaging the inner face thereof.

8. In a hinge, a hinge member formed with a curved cover portion, pintle p-in bearings extended from the metal of the cover portion and located partly within the cover portion, the metal of the bearings being offset inwardly on a line adjacent the line of free edges of the cover portion to dispose the inner face of the offset portion in a circle concentric with the axis of the pintle pin.

9. In a hinge, a hinge member having a curved cove-r portion, pintle pin bearings extended from the metal of the cover portion Si and disposed partly within the latter, the

metal of the bearings being inwardly offset in line with the free edges of the cover portion to conform to the cylindrical shape of a pintle pin.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures.

MILLARD I-I. TONGRAY. JAMES WV. GREIG. 

